Yorgos Lanthimos

Yorgos Lanthimos

Birthdate
September 23, 1973 (51 years old)
Place of Birth
Athens, Greece
Known For
Directing

Details

Birthdate
September 23, 1973 (51 years old)
Place of Birth
Athens, Greece
Known For
Directing

Biography

Yorgos Lanthimos (born September 23, 1973; Athens) is a Greek filmmaker. He has received multiple accolades, including a BAFTA Award and a Golden Globe Award as well as nominations for five Academy Awards.

Lanthimos started his career in experimental theatre before making his directorial film debut with the sex comedy My Best Friend (2001). He rose to prominence directing the psychological drama film Dogtooth (2009), which won the Un Certain Regard prize at the Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Lanthimos transitioned to making English-language films with the black comedy The Lobster (2015), which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.

He has since collaborated with actress Emma Stone in the period black comedies The Favourite (2018) and Poor Things (2023). He received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Director and Best Picture for both films; the latter also won the Golden Lion at the 80th Venice International Film Festival.

Yorgos Lanthimos's LGBTQ+ Titles

The Favourite
The Favourite
Director

Acting (5)

2021
Variety Studio: Directors on Directors as Self (1 episode)
2015
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self (1 episode)
2012
Square as Self (1 episode)
2010
Attenberg as Engineer
1953
The Oscars as Self (1 episode)

Directing (17)

The Hawkline Monster • Director
• Director
2025
Bugonia • Director
• Director
2024
Kinds of Kindness • Director
• Director
2023
Poor Things • Director
• Director
2022
Bleat • Director
• Director
2020
Nimic • Director
• Director
2018
The Favourite • Director
• Director
2017
The Killing of a Sacred Deer • Director
• Director
2015
The Lobster • Director
• Director
2013
Venice 70: Future Reloaded • Director
• Director
2013
Necktie • Director
• Director
2011
Alps • Director
• Director
2009
Dogtooth • Director
• Director
2007
Kinetta • Director
• Director
2002
Uranisco Disco • Director
• Director
2001
My Best Friend • Director
• Director
1995
The Rape of Chloe • Director
• Director

Production (11)

2025
Bugonia • Producer
• Producer
2024
Kinds of Kindness • Producer
• Producer
2023
Poor Things • Producer
• Producer
2022
Bleat • Producer
• Producer
2018
The Favourite • Producer
• Producer
2017
The Killing of a Sacred Deer • Producer
• Producer
2015
The Lobster • Producer
• Producer
2013
Necktie • Producer
• Producer
2011
Alps • Producer
• Producer
2010
Attenberg • Producer
• Producer
2009
Dogtooth • Producer
• Producer

Editing (1)

1995
The Rape of Chloe • Editor
• Editor

Writing (10)

2024
Kinds of Kindness • Writer
• Writer
2022
Bleat • Writer
• Writer
2020
Nimic • Writer
• Writer
2017
The Killing of a Sacred Deer • Writer
• Writer
2015
The Lobster • Screenplay
• Screenplay
2011
Alps • Screenplay
• Screenplay
2009
Dogtooth • Screenplay
• Screenplay
2007
Kinetta • Writer
• Writer
2002
Uranisco Disco • Writer
• Writer
1995
The Rape of Chloe • Writer
• Writer

Crew (4)

2018
In Fabric • Thanks
• Thanks
2018
Pity • Thanks
• Thanks
2015
Chevalier • Thanks
• Thanks
2005
The Last Fakir • Thanks
• Thanks